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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".Rate it:

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a quick drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death, especially by hanging.Rate it:

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a rey muerto, rey puestoThe king is dead, long live the kingRate it:

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aliquem ab inferis or a mortuis evocare, excitare (passive ab inferis exsistere)to summon some one from the dead.Rate it:

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angoribus confici (Phil. 2. 15. 37)to be worn out, almost dead with anxiety.Rate it:

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at peaceDead.Rate it:

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at the end of the roadNo longer living. Dead.Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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belly upDead or defunct.Rate it:

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better dead than redIt is preferable to be deceased rather than to be either a Communist or ruled by Communists.Rate it:

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better dead than RedAlternative form of better dead than red.Rate it:

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better to be late than be dead on timeIt is better to arrive late than to risk your life speeding to a destination.Rate it:

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bite to eatA snack or quick meal.Rate it:

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bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture doréeA good name is better than riches; He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.Rate it:

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bowl a googlySomething unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.Rate it:

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c'est vieux comme le pont neufQueen Anne is dead; It is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.Rate it:

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ce qui vient de flot s'en retourne de maréeFortune is as quick in going as in coming. Rate it:

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ce reproche l'a piqué au vifThat reproach stung him to the quick.Rate it:

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cet homme a mauvaise tête et bon cœurThat man is quick-tempered, but kind-hearted.Rate it:

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cette marchandise est d'une bonne défaiteThese goods have a quick sale.Rate it:

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cheat sheetAny summary or quick reference used as a shortcut or reminder, a crib sheet.Rate it:

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chose qui plaît est à moitié vendueGood wares make quick market; Please the eye and fill the purse.Rate it:

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cinq à septquick afternoon trystRate it:

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cold as a wagon tireDead.Rate it:

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crash courseA quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.Rate it:

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cut to the quickUsed other than as an idiom: see cut, quick.Rate it:

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Cut to the QuickTo hurt someone in a grave manner; to act cold or unkindRate it:

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cut to the quickTo get to the most essential idea or point.Rate it:

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cut to the quickTo hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally.Rate it:

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deadNot in play.Rate it:

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deadStationary; static.Rate it:

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deadWithout interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.Rate it:

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deadWithout emotion.Rate it:

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deadUnproductive.Rate it:

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deadNo longer used or required.Rate it:

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deadNo longer living.Rate it:

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deadFull and complete.Rate it:

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deadFiguratively, not alive; lacking life.Rate it:

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deadExact.Rate it:

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deadCompletely inactive; without power; without a signal.Rate it:

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deadBroken or inoperable.Rate it:

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dead : So hated by that they are absolutely ignored.Rate it:

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dead 'n' buriedContraction of dead and buried.Rate it:

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dead airAn unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.Rate it:

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dead and buriedMoot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.Rate it:

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dead as a dodoThat has become out of date.Rate it:

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